Henry Cejudo is scheduled to fight Dustin Kimura at UFC on FOX 13 this Saturday, and the decorated wrestler believes the issues that postponed his Octagon debut, are well behind him.

Cejudo was scheduled to face flyweight Scott Jorgensen at UFC 177 on August 31st, but Olympic Gold Medalist wrestler encountered difficulties while cutting weight, and was pulled from the card.

Since then, Cejudo has decided to compete at bantamweight, and while speaking to UFC.com recently, here is some of what he had to say about his weight cutting issues:

“With what happened in August, I got bashed pretty bad,” Cejudo said. “But I’m looking forward and I’m looking to have a good performance. That’s the only thing I can promise. I think 135 will be an easy cut. I’m going to feel healthy. I’m going to feel good. It’s going to make fighting fun. Not to say that it wasn’t before, but I won’t be focused on the weight. I feel good. I’m from Phoenix, I was raised out here. I am a competitor. I want to fight. I want to get into the Octagon.”

Cejudo has gone 6-0 since he transitioned into pro MMA last year. Kimura (11-2), meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision loss to George Roop and has gone 2-2 in the UFC thus far

UFC on FOX 13 will be hosted by the U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

“Big” John McCarthy has spent much of the last two decades studying mixed-martial-arts, and following UFC 177, the renowned referee has weighed in on the issue of weight cutting.

UFC 177 saw both Renan Barao and Henry Cejudo removed from the card, after each fighter experienced complications while cutting weight. McCarthy appeared on a recent episode of “The MMA Hour”, and here is some of what he had to say about the contentious issue:

“I don’t think fighters are truly educated as to exactly what they are doing to themselves, and I mean doing to themselves over the long term of their life,” McCarthy said. “You know, the weight thing is a huge problem in everything that it’s involved in, be it wrestling or MMA — any time someone is losing the weight that some of these guys do, draining their body of fluids, the electrolytes, it’s a problem for everybody involved. Not just the fighter, but the promoter and the promotion itself because you have situations where fighters don’t make weight…”

“One of the things that we’re learning is, we don’t get a lot of heavy fighters, fighters that don’t cut weight, having traumatic brain injuries. But we do have a lot of lighter fighters who cut a lot of weight. They’re the ones that end up being our problem. And a lot of it we’re learning is because of dehydration and them cutting weight. They lose water, they try and replenish the water, they try to replenish the electrolytes in their body. Everything in our body is made of water basically. And when it drains it doesn’t come back in the same form and function that it was before you drained it. It takes time…”

Barao was scheduled to rematch bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw on August 30th, while Cejudo was supposed to make his UFC debut versus Scott Jorgensen.

After failing to make weight for his UFC debut, and an ultimatum from Dana White, Henry Cejudo is reportedly heading to the bantamweight division.

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Henry Cejudo (photo via Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Getty Images)

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After failing to make weight for his UFC debut, and an ultimatum from Dana White, Henry Cejudo is reportedly heading to the bantamweight division.

Cejudo was booked to fight flyweight Scott Jorgensen on Saturday, but the Olympic gold medalist wrestler incurred complications while cutting weight, and was pulled from the event. It didn’t mark the first time the 27 year-old has had difficulties make 125 pounds for a bout.

Following UFC 177, White said Cejudo would not be cut from the promotion; however, he would only be welcome back if he fought at 135.

In a follow up report from MMA Fighting.com, Cejudo’s manager has relayed that the fighter is willing to compete at bantamweight in the future.

Since turning pro in March, 2013, Cejudo has won all six of his fights to date.

UFC 177 won’t feature the Octagon debut of Henry Cejudo after all, as the promotion has announced that the Olympic Gold Medalist wrestler has withdrawn due to “medical reasons”.

The official announcement did not include any specific details regarding Cejudo’s condition. The 6-0 fighter hasn’t made any statement yet about his withdrawal.

Cejudo was scheduled to fight flyweight vet Scott Jorgensen at the event, which will go down tomorrow at the Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, California.

UFC 177, which will feature bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw versus Renan Barao in the headliner, will proceed with nine fights.

(Update: according to a follow up report from MMA Junkie.com, Cejudo’s manager has confirmed that the fighter was pulled from the event, after experiencing complications during his weight cut. The flyweight was reportedly at 130 pounds by Thursday night)

As expected would be the case for several days now, the UFC has announced that is has signed Olympic Gold Medalist wrestler and undefeated flyweight, Henry Cejudo.

The 27 year-old fighter will meet Scott Jorgensen in his Octagon debut, which will go down at UFC 177 on August 30th.

Cejudo, who won a gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics, has gone 6-0 since transitioning into MMA.

“In wrestling, you’re talking about a fraternity of champions, and I got a chance to be a part of that Olympic championship club,” Cejudo said in the official announcement. “And anyone that ever won the Olympics in wrestling, there’s something different about them. And that’s something that I’ve always wanted to carry over to mixed martial arts when it comes to discipline, when it comes to technique, and when it comes to becoming an overall fighter. Everything that I did to win a Gold medal, I’m practically transferring it over to mixed martial arts.”

Cejudo hasn’t fought since January, when he worked his way to a unanimous decision win over Elias Garcia at Legacy FC 27.

Here are the main card results from Legacy FC’s latest event, which saw UFC veteran Tim Means quickly stop Artenas Young in the headliner. With the victory, Means has recorded back-to-back stoppage wins with the promotion since… Read More

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Means

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Here are the main card results from Legacy FC’s latest event, which saw UFC veteran Tim Means quickly stop Artenas Young in the headliner. With the victory, Means has recorded back-to-back stoppage wins with the promotion since he was released by the UFC last year.

Legacy FC 27 also featured former Gold Medal Olympic wrestler Henry Cejudo extending his MMA record to 6-0, as the flyweight earned a unanimous decision win over Elias Garcia.

Cejudo failed to make weight for the bout, however, marking the second time in a row he’s failed to do so.

Legacy FC has announced that its January 31st event in Houston will feature a bout between two undefeated featherweights, as Henry Cejudo will battle Elias Garcia in the co-main-event.

Cejudo, who is a former Olympic Gold Medalist in freestyle-wrestling, has gone 5-0 since he began fighting earlier this year. Most recently, at Legacy FC 24 in October, the 26 year-old scored a unanimous decision win over Ryan Hollis.

Garcia (4-0) made his pro debut last year after going 6-1 as an amateur. In the 27 year-old fighter’s last outing, Garcia earned a majority decision victory over Matt Schnell, while competing for Legacy FC in March.

Legacy FC 27 will be hosted by Houston’s Arena Theatre and the main card will be broadcast on AXS TV.

In the main event, UFC vet Tim Means will fight welterweight Artenas Young

Here are the results from last night’s Legacy FC 24 card, which was hosted by the Allen Center in Dallas, Texas. In the main event, Carlos Diego Ferreira worked his way to a unanimous decision over lightweight Chris… Read More

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Cejudo (photo via Henry Cejudo.com)

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Here are the results from last night’s Legacy FC 24 card, which was hosted by the Allen Center in Dallas, Texas. In the main event, Carlos Diego Ferreira worked his way to a unanimous decision over lightweight Chris Feist to extend his pro record to 8-0.

Legacy Fighting Championship has signed Olympic Gold Medalist wrestler and bantamweight prospect Henry Cejudo to a multi-fight deal. The 4-0 fighter will make his promotional debut versus Ryan Hollis at Legacy FC 24 on October 11th.

Legacy Fighting Championship has signed Olympic Gold Medalist wrestler and bantamweight prospect Henry Cejudo to a multi-fight deal. The 4-0 fighter will make his promotional debut versus Ryan Hollis at Legacy FC 24 on October 11th.

“It was very important to me to join a professional organization that will allow me the opportunity to continue to grow as an MMA athlete,” Cejudo said in the official announcement. “It was equally important for me to partner with an organization that has an established track record of helping fighters grow into world-class athletes and champions. I want to fight for a credible organization and face high caliber opponents. Legacy is that organization and has made that commitment to me.”

The 26 year-old fighter competed at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and became the youngest American wrestler to win a gold medal. Cejudo was 21 at the time.

Most recently, Cejudo scored a first round, TKO win over Miguelito Marti in May, while competing for Gladiator Challenge.